A 21-year-old man from Hamrun was this afternoon granted bail against a personal guarantee of €2,500 after he pleaded not guilty to stealing more than €2,000 in cash and cigarettes to the detriment of a shop in Msida.
Daryl Mark Pace also pleaded not guilty to holding stolen goods and committing the crime during the operative period of a suspended jail term.
His brother Brandon, 19, was given an 18-month jail term suspended for three years after pleading guilty to the theft.
Lawyer Veronique Dalli appeared for the two brothers.